Thorntons

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while filling up his truck, a delivery driver noticed something strange: every time he stopped at Thorntons, his coffee cup seemed heavier than usual. Was it just his imagination, or did the gas station really start packing extra beans into each cup? Soon enough, word spread around town that Thorntons had become the place for an extra-jumbo joe. A local neighbor even started calling it ‘the coffee station.’ One day, after filling up and receiving another suspiciously full cup, the delivery driver decided to weigh both his empty and filled cups—only to discover they were exactly the same weight! Turns out, Thorntons was simply using heavier plastic stirrers.

2. While pumping gas into her car one afternoon, an elderly lady exclaimed, ‘I swear, every time I come here, Thornton’s smile gets bigger!’ A young delivery driver overheard and thought it was hilarious. The next day he filled up his truck with a huge grin on his face, then walked in smiling even wider than usual. When asked why, he replied, 'Because now everyone thinks I'm Thornton's!'

3. While checking his phone during a fill-up, a young man swore he saw Thornton's sign wink back at him. Curious, he looked up and noticed that the neon letters were just flickering due to an old transformer. As he laughed it off, another customer—a delivery driver—asked if he’d seen the ghostly sight too. Turns out, everyone in town had their own Thornton’s tale.

4. While pumping gas into his car one day, a businessman noticed that the pump seemed to be talking to him in a quiet voice. Curious, he leaned closer and heard it whispering something about ‘thornier than usual today.’ Confused but amused, he finished filling up and drove off. Later that week, while refueling again, he asked another customer if they’d heard anything strange from Thorntons’ pumps. Turns out everyone had—and now they all thought they were talking to each other whenever they filled their tanks.